The Charity Regulator published its 2021 Annual Report and the some of the key points from the report are:- 69% of registered charities declare they comply fully with the Charities Governance Code 568 concerns were raised (22% increase on 2020) and 2 statutory investigations commenced 64% of charities submitted their annual report on time –

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The European Union (Preventive Restructuring) Regulations 2022 (SI 380/2022) (“PRD”) commenced on 27th July 2022 The PRD sets down minimum rules for Member State preventative restructuring frameworks, in order to remove barriers to effective preventive restructuring of viable debtors in financial difficulties across the EU. The Regulations make some amendments to the Examinership process in

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Our July newsletter is now out with our very own Conor Sweeney chatting to Conall O Móráin on That Great Business Show Podcast Click here to listen   Note: The content within the podcast is provided for information purposes only and does not constitute legal or other advice.

Conor chatted to Conall O Móráin on That Great Business Show Podcast about why it’s so important to ‘tidy up’ your dormant company (unless you fancy a trip to face a judge), why you should keep your share register up to date (no matter what size the company is), why and how to become a

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Our June newsletter is out and this months “Ask a Question” is about dormant LTD and CLG’s requirement to file on the Register of Beneficial Owners.

Does a CLG or Dormant Company have to file with the RBO? We have a CLG and a dormant LTD company. Do these companies have to file with the Register of Beneficial Owners? All companies must file with the Register of Beneficial Owners regardless of company type; whether they trade, make a profit or are

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We are forming a not-for-profit Company Limited By Guarantee and have 4 directors. Are we required to have any members when we just have directors? Every company is required to have at least one member. The members have different roles and responsibilities than the directors. However, the members may often also be the directors as

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CLS Chartered Secretaries are seeking an experienced Company Secretarial Assistant who is as enthusiastic as we are about providing a high quality customer focused service that sets us apart.  You can find more details about the role here. Closing date for applications is Friday 13th May 2022 at 4pm.

The Companies Registration Office updated the CORE platform on 12th April 2022 and several new features were added to the platform along with fixing some legacy issues. Key Features of the update Set to Draft This is the most welcome of changes! You can now revert a submission at signature or payment stage to draft.

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